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New Poker Pot Record Broken Again – Four Times Over

27. October 2008

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The recently achieved record for the largest pot in a real-money online poker game ever – $609,730 on Saturday, September 13, did not last for long. Just a month-and-a-half later that record was smashed, not once, but four times over. And three of those in the same night! Last time it was the FullTilt Poker [...]

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Doyle’s Room Accepting US Players Again, Defies Closure as Empty Threat

23. October 2008

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Doyle Brunson, the Godfather of Poker and the man behind Doyle’sRoom.com, one of the 141 online poker domain names seized by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, appears to think that the risk of his beloved poker room being forced to close is a dead issue. He only learned the story was “big news” when he saw [...]

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Everest Poker Awards Players Just After Winning Major Industry Award

21. October 2008

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The eGaming Review Industry Awards has recognized poker site Everest Poker as its “Operator of the Year”. Among the factors cited for awarding Everest Poker this honor were that it’s supposedly the only poker room online that runs its own customer service center and operates its tables using its own proprietary software. Whether these boasts [...]

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Duplicate Poker Deals Final Hand

10. October 2008

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DuplicatePoker.com was not your ordinary poker site. It offered players a novel new way of enjoying the game of online poker – a way that emphasized the game’s element of skill over luck. But unfortunately, the folks behind the scenes at Duplicate Poker were not so skillful, or lucky, at keeping their online poker room, [...]

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